Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Palestinian Authority crushes childrens peace orchestra



Wanted: A Palestinian Peace Movement -Khaled Abu Toameh

When the Strings of Freedom Orchestra returned home to the refugee camp of Jenin in the northern West Bank, the musical director, Wafa Yunis, was fired and her studio apartment in the camp was sealed.

The Palestinian Authority, whose leaders have been talking to Israel for more than fifteen years, accused Yunis of "exploiting the children for the purpose of normalizing ties with Israel."

Those who are passionate about the Israeli-Arab conflict should start [by] encourag[ing] the emergence of a serious peace camp in the West Bank and Gaza.
(Hudson Institute New York)
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